Notepad++

A guide to uninstall Notepad++ from your computer

Notepad++ is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Notepad++ Team. More information on Notepad++ Team can be found here. You can get more details about Notepad++ at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. Notepad++ is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. You can remove Notepad++ by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is called notepad++.exe and it has a size of 2.37 MB (2488320 bytes).

Notepad++ is composed of the following executables which take 3.17 MB (3324035 bytes) on disk:

• notepad++.exe (2.37 MB)
• uninstall.exe (272.13 KB)
• gpup.exe (412.00 KB)
• GUP.exe (132.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 6.7.3 of Notepad++. You can find below info on other versions of Notepad++:

• 7.5.1
• 7.6.3
• 5.4.2
• 7.5.4
• 6.2
• 6.4.1
• 6.2.3
• 6.4.3
• 7.3.3
• 6.6.3
• 6.2.1
• 6.6.6
• 6.4.5
• 6.1
• 6.7.9.2
• 5.6.1
• 6.1.8
• 5.9.8
• 5.4.5
• 6.2.2
• 6.4.4
• 5.5
• 7.4.1
• 6.3.1
• 7.9.5
• 7.5.5
• 6.5.3
• 6.5
• 6.9
• 7.9.2
• 6.0
• 5.2
• 7.2
• 6.1.5
• 5.8.3
• 6.3
• 6.7.2
• 6.8.6
• 5.8.6
• 5.6.8
• 5.3
• 6.7.6
• 5.9
• 7.9.1
• 6.7.9
• 5.7
• 7
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.9.1
• 5.6.6
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.6
• 6.8.3
• 7.7
• 6.8.1
• 5.9.6.1
• 6.7.8.1
• 6.7.4
• 5.8.5
• 6.7.8
• 7.8.1
• 6.8.4
• 7.9
• 7.5.8
• 6.7.8.2
• 6.8
• 6.8.9
• 7.3.2
• 6.5.2
• 6.6.4
• 6.6
• 6.6.9
• 6.8.7
• 6.7
• 6.3.2
• 8.1
• 5.9.0.0
• 7.7.0.0
• 6.6.1
• 8.1.5.0
• 6.8.8
• 5.9.3
• 6.8.2
• 5.6.4
• 5.8.2
• 5.9.6.2
• 6.4.2
• 5.9.5
• 6.6.8
• 6.3.3
• 6.9.1
• 7.7.1
• 5.8.7
• 6.7.7
• 6.6.2
• 6.9.2
• 6.5.1
• 6.8.5
• 6.7.1
• 6.5.5

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Notepad++ has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\change.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\config.model.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\contextMenu.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\functionList.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\langs.model.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\afrikaans.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\albanian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\arabic.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\aragonese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\aranese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\azerbaijani.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\basque.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\belarusian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\bengali.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\bosnian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\brazilian_portuguese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\bulgarian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\catalan.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\chinese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\chineseSimplified.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\croatian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\czech.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\danish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\dutch.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\english.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\english_customizable.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\esperanto.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\extremaduran.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\farsi.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\finnish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\french.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\friulian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\galician.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\georgian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\german.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\greek.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\gujarati.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\hebrew.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\hindi.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\hungarian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\indonesian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\italian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\japanese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\kannada.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\kazakh.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\korean.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\kyrgyz.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\latvian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\ligurian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\lithuanian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\luxembourgish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\macedonian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\malay.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\marathi.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\mongolian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\norwegian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\nynorsk.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\occitan.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\polish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\portuguese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\romanian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\russian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\samogitian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\sardinian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\serbian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\serbianCyrillic.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\sinhala.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\slovak.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\slovenian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\spanish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\spanish_ar.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\swedish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\tagalog.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\tamil.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\telugu.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\thai.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\turkish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\ukrainian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\urdu.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\uyghur.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\uzbek.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\uzbekCyrillic.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\vietnamese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\welsh.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\nppIExplorerShell.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\NppShell_06.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\actionscript.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\c.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\cmake.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\cpp.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\cs.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\css.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\html.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\java.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\javascript.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\lisp.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\nsis.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\perl.xml

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Notepad++

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Notepad++ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is an application offered by the software company Notepad++ Team. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase it. This is efortful because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase Notepad++ is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Notepad++ or simply click the Search feature and type in "Notepad++". If it exists on your system the Notepad++ program will be found automatically. When you select Notepad++ in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Notepad++, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Notepad++:

• The web site of the application is: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Notepad++.


8. After uninstalling Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Notepad++ which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Notepad++ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your computer, we are not saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Notepad++ supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.